 Though the question is not a very easy one, we shall venture to say that a bull is an apparent congruity and real incongruity of ideas suddenly discovered. And, if this account of bulls be just, they are (as might have been supposed) the very reverse...  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 546edited by - 1850Full view - About this book
 | 1804 - 552 pages
...if this account of bulls be just, they are (as might have been supposed) the very reverse of wit ; for, as wit discovers real relations, that are not...relations, that are not real. The pleasure arising from wit proceeds from our surprise at suddenly discovering two things to be similar, in which we expected... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1839 - 464 pages
...if this account of bulls be just, they are (as might have been supposed) the very reverse of wit ; for as wit discovers real relations, that are not...relations that are not real. The pleasure arising from wit proceeds from our surprise at suddenly discovering two things to be similar, in which we suspected... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1844 - 348 pages
...account of bulls bo just, they are (as might have been supposed) the very reverse of wit; lorasv.it discovers real relations, that are not apparent, bulls...relations that are not real. The pleasure arising from wit proceeds from cur surprise at suddenly discovering two things to be similar, in which wo simcci... | |
 | 1891 - 850 pages
...if this account of bulls be just, they are (as might have been supposed) the very reverse of wit ; for as wit discovers real relations that are not apparent,...bulls admit apparent relations that are not real. A shot or two directed at this will riddle it through and through. A veteran officer so pestered Louis... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1847 - 524 pages
...And, if this account of bulls be just, they are (as might have been supposed) the very reverse of wit; for, as wit discovers real relations that are not...relations that are not real. The pleasure arising from wit proceeds from our surprise at suddenly discovering two things to be similar in which we suspected... | |
 | John Smith (lecturer on education.) - 1847 - 212 pages
...disagreement. "And if this account of bulls," says the Reviewer, " be just, they are the very reverse of wit ; for, as wit discovers real relations that are not...relations that are not real. The pleasure arising from wit proceeds from our surprise at suddenly discovering two things to be similar in which we suspected... | |
 | Toby (Hogarth's own dog.), William Hogarth (pseud.) - 1854 - 206 pages
...If this account of Bulls be just, they are (as might 'have been supposed) the very reverse of Wit ; for, as Wit discovers real relations that are not...relations that are not real. The pleasure arising from Wit proceeds from our surprise at suddenly discovering two things to be similar in which we suspected... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1856 - 490 pages
...which must by no means be passed over in this recapitulation of the family of wit and humour — a bull is exactly the counterpart of a witticism : for as...The pleasure arising from bulls, proceeds from our snrpri-e at suddenly discovering two things to be dissimilar in which a resemblance might have been... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1859 - 282 pages
...had nothing to fear." BUFFOON—A professional fool, whereas a wag is an amateur fool. BULL—A bull is exactly the counterpart of a witticism ; for as...relations that are not real. The pleasure arising from bulb proceeds from our surprise at suddenly discovering two things to be'dissimilar in which a resemblance... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1859 - 1360 pages
...if this account of bulls be just, they are (as might have been supposed) the very reverse of wit ; for as wit discovers real relations, that are not...relations that are not real. The pleasure arising from wit proceeds from our surprise at suddenly discovering two things to be similar, in which we suspected... | |
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